Chapter 2 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Has he been long with you?' 'About an hour. He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.' 'And did you introduce him?' 'Of course.'
Chapter 2 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “'About an hour.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Has he been long with you?'”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “'Of course.'”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'Has he been long with you?'”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “'About an hour.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “'Has he been long with you?'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'About an hour.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'About an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And did you introduce him?'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'Of course.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'And did you introduce him?'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 'About an hour.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Of course.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He asked me to introduce him to Olimpiada Nikitishna.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Has he been long with you?'
Chapter 2 of The diary of a superfluous man, and other by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 430 sentences of The diary of a superfluous man, and other, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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